Cleanliness in the UK and the US

A video segment from a Gordon Ramsay show, its... interesting:

In the video they mention what these maggots can do to your intestins. Not good.

Ha ha!  I have heard about that before!  That's all ace info, particularly... 

Casu marzu is considered toxic when the maggots in the cheese have died...<snip> Casu marzu is believed to be an aphrodisiac by local Sardinians. Because the larvae in the cheese can launch themselves for distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in) when disturbed, diners hold their hands above the sandwich to prevent the maggots from leaping into their eyes. Those who do not wish to eat live maggots place the cheese in a sealed paper bag. The maggots, starved for oxygen, writhe and jump in the bag, creating a "pitter-patter" sound. When the sounds subside, the maggots are dead and the cheese can be eaten.

You know...I was eating a cheese and bread sandwich when I opened this forum....

If you think that's bad, how about the people in Italy who eat cheese with living bugs in it!!!     It's been outlawed by the government but people love it so much they produce and sell it illegally.

My late FIL loved Stilton -- the smellier the better.  He even preferred it when it had little cheese mites hopping around in it!!!!   

Let's be honest, this sort of thing goes on all over the world.  Personally, I have a bath once a year whether I need it or not!
Unlike the French of course, who, after some very flimsy studies, were found to be the dirtiest people in Europe.  Which would  probably account for the perfume.

Ok. I think you guys have FINALLY cured me of my addiction to cheese.

Ok. I think you guys have FINALLY cured me of my addiction to cheese.

LOL! Now can anyone cure me of my addiction to chocolate? 

LOL! Now can anyone cure me of my addiction to chocolate? 

Hmmm.  How about chocolate has tons of calories and fat in it?  No?  Didn't work for me either

Chocolate can be an aphrodisiac.  It can effect the hypothalamus.
It is also a source of lead.

LOL! Now can anyone cure me of my addiction to chocolate? 

By law, manufacturer's are allowed to have a certain number of insect parts/rat feces per million parts. At least in the US.

I can't substantiate that, so you can ignore it and write it off as crazy if you want

By law, manufacturer's are allowed to have a certain number of insect parts/rat feces per million parts. At least in the US.

I can't substantiate that, so you can ignore it and write it off as crazy if you want

I believe this is true for nearly every processed food, but i also have no evidence.

It is reported from time to time by the USDA

Yummmm! 

The problem with lice is not cleanliness, it is people are not doing what is needed to eradicate them.  This is a huge problem because if you don't get rid of them completely, then they will spread, and quickly!  Also, if you use pesticidal shampoos to treat them, but don't get rid of them completely, then you will end up with a resistant strain of lice, which is also a huge problem.  For lice, it is totally necessary to nit-pick!!

I agree.  Years ago, my daughter went to what was considered the best daycare in town.  They had a lice breakout in one room, but didn't tell anyone but parents who had kids in the room.  They had a bad reinfestation that went throughout the facility.  It was so bad that a pest-control company had to be called in to get it under control.  Too bad they were more concerned about their reputation than getting things under control in the first place.

I once found accidentally out about a lice case in my daughter's 4th grade class.  They wouldn't send even a generic "someone in your child's class has been diagnosed with head lice" note home, because they "didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings."  I knew about it because the diagnosed child lived in the apartment behind mine, and told my daughter.  I called the parents of all the kids my daughter had played with during the previous week, and treated us both.  Very frustrating.

OK I'm joining this conversation a little late but I'll add my bit. The thing that is always most noticeable to me when travelling/visiting the US is how clean it is at street level. Its really difficult to spot litter or rubbish even in city centres or along the highways whereas in the UK,a lot of the population  think nothing of throwing rubbish on the streets be it fast food wrappers,alcohol containers,cigraette ends,general itter,even used condoms. The other thnig is this trend for people to be walking down the street swigging cheap alcohol from open containers. Sign of a badly broken society.